The 2009-10 Senate Log was archived at the beginning of the Fall 2010 semester. Items listed as Active were moved forward to the 2010-2011 Senate Log.

2009-10Faculty Senate Log

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6-Nov-07

Senate

Motion: the Faculty Senate request
that a committee of faculty, students, and administrators, be formed by
Dr. Summers by the end of the fall semester 2007 to create college wide
policies and procedures which addresses student
conduct

6-Nov-07

Senate

Approved motion

6-Nov-07

C. Cartwright

Statement emailed to Dr. Summers

30-Nov-07

Dr. Summers

Dr. Summers agreed with the recommendation of the Senate that we engage faculty in a discussion regarding student conduct. A Committee will convene in January 2008 to start work on the development of policy and procedures (click here for full report)

Motion: The College Faculty Senate approves the drafted revised procedures of the Final Course Grade Appeal Procedure as presented in the agenda with the added phase of “when possible” to the following sentence from Step 3 so it reads: “The committee shall consist of three (3) teaching faculty members, at least two (2) of whom must be from the same teaching discipline when possible or division as the course . . . .”.

Motion: The College Faculty Senate Executive Committee requests that the Awards Committee reviews and makes recommendations to enhance the processes and procedures for faculty awards. Areas for revision may include, the committee's membership, marketing, the types of awards themselves, selection procedures, and cooperation with members of the college community.

Motion: The College Faculty Senate requests that all proposed restructuring
and/or changes to a division’s scope and purpose within the campuses at
Tidewater Community College be routed through the affected campus Faculty
Senate for appropriate discussion and comment. Results from these discussions
and comment periods should be included with any proposal routed to the
Executive Staff or President for approval.
Supporting statements:
1. To support the idea of shared governance, faculty and staff are the ones
most affected by campus changes and would have unique knowledge of their effect on students, mission of the college, and its reputation with its associated communities.
2. Faculty and staff have the knowledge of history of why and how the
current structure was put in place and will have to live with decisions for
very long periods as compared with the average length of time deans and
provosts are in place. We feel it is appropriate that their input be given
official recognition in these matters.

MOTION: The Faculty Senate form an ad hoc committee to draft policy and procedures to ensure that violations of the policy in the Student Handbook on cheating are documented and properly handled. The charge of the ad hoc committee on Student Cheating is to review any existing applicable policies, consult with student service representatives as deemed appropriate, and develop a draft policy and procedures to submit to the College Faculty Senate that includes at a minimum:

• Documented procedures for faculty and administrators to handle cheating incidents, including repeat offenders
• Proposal for a centralized repository of information on students who have cheated
• A means for administrative personnel to recognize and notify faculty of repeat offenders
Draft Policy and Procedures must be created in accordance with TCC's Policy on Development and Maintenance of Policies and Procedures and should be submitted to the College Faculty Senate by the April meeting.

03-Dec-09

Senate

Approved Motion

04-02-10

G. Noah

G. Noah is serving as chair: committee is active.

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04-Mar-10

Senate

Motion: The Faculty Senate endorse the Global and Intercultural Learning Committee's creation of a faculty award to recognize excellence in internationalization.

04-Mar-10

Senate

Approved Motion

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Resolved

01-Apr-10

Senate

Motion: That the Long-Term Planning Committee be disbanded and the Senate Policies and Procedures be amended to reflect its discontinuance.